You can set up and save searches, and have them run automatically
once a week or once a month. You can also run a saved search manually,
any time. Each time a saved search is run, the search looks for results
that are new since the last run. You might want to save a search even
if the search produced no results, so you are notified of new materials
that have arrived since the last time the search ran. Your saved searches
can be viewed and edited at any time.

The results of saved searches are automatically sent
by e-mail to an address you specify. The e-mail message includes the
name and description of the search, the number of new titles found, and
the call number, author, and title of each new item. You can select a
link for any entry to search for the new item in the library catalog.

Note:For automatic searches, the library limits the number of titles
in saved search results. The usual limit is 500 titles.

You may have multiple saved searches scheduled to run
at different frequencies. In this case, you receive an e-mail message
listing the results for the weekly searches, and a separate message listing
the results for the monthly searches.

You need a library account number and password to save
searches.

Important:When you save a search, the search information is associated
with your library account. If you have concerns about your privacy, contact
the library for specific information about the library’s privacy
policies.

Set up and save a search

Follow these steps to set up and save a search.

1. Set up and
run a search (any type except Browse).

The search results are displayed. This set of results,
even if it contains no titles, is the basis for the first automatic search,
which looks for titles that are new
since the search ran. Each automatic search looks for titles new since
the last time the search ran.

2. Click Save Search near the top of the page.

3. If the log-in
page appears, type your library account barcode number or user name and
password and click Log In.

Note:If this is the first time you have saved a search, a consent
message may be displayed. Read the message, and if you want to continue,
click Yes.

You are logged in to your library account, and
the Save Search form is displayed.

4. Supply information
for your saved search:

• Search name
- Type a name to identify the search in your list of saved searches.

• Note
- Type a brief phrase to help you remember details about the search (optional).

Note:The Search command line
displays your search as a search command. You cannot edit this command.
The number of characters in your search command is limited to 250.

• Email results to
- Type the e-mail address that should receive the results.

• Email if no results
- Check the box if you want to receive an e-mail message when an automatic
search returns no new results.

• Search frequency
- Specifies how often the saved search is automatically run (Weekly, Monthly,
or Suspend). The library schedules
the automatic run. Select Suspend if
you want to save the search to use later, but do not want regular results
at this time. You can edit the setting to a different frequency later,
or run the search manually when you choose. See View and edit
saved searches, and Run a saved search
manually.

• Number of times
to run - Type the number of times that the saved search should
be run automatically. The library sets a maximum number for this setting.

5. Click Save Search.

The search is saved.

6. Click Back to return to the search page.

Run a saved search manually

You can run any saved search manually, instead of waiting
for the next automatic run. When you run a saved search manually, the
run counts toward the total number of times the search is to be run,
which you specified when you saved the search.

1. Access your
saved searches by one of the following methods:

• If you are already logged in, a brief list
of your most recent saved searches is displayed at the side of the page.
As long as you remain logged in, the list is displayed.

If you logged in at this time, the Saved Searches page
from your library account is also displayed.

Note:You can display the Saved Searches page at any time by clicking
Show All in the Saved Searches list
at the side of the page.

• Click Saved Searches
on the My Account menu and
log in.

The Saved Searches page from your library account is
displayed.

2. Run a search
manually by one of these methods:

• At the side of the page, click the triangle
by
the search you want to run.

• On the Saved Searches page of your library
account, click the name of the search you want to run, and click Search on the search form.

The search results are displayed.

View and edit saved searches

You can view and edit your settings for saved searches
any time. Follow these steps to view and edit your saved searches.

1. Display the
complete list of your saved searches by one of these methods:

• If you are already logged in, click Show All beneath the Saved Searches list
at the side of the page.

• Select Saved Searches
on the My Account menu and log in.

The Saved Searches page in your library account
includes the settings you specified when you saved each search, and the
current status of the search.

2. Click the name
of the search in the Saved Searches list at the side of the page, or
in the Saved Searches page of your library account.

Note:The Search command line
displays your search as a search command. You cannot edit this command.
To change the search command, set up and run a new search, then save
the search (refer to Set up and save
a search).

4. Click Save Search to save your changes to the search.

Delete a saved search

You may want to delete a saved search when it is no
longer useful to you, or when you have reached the maximum number of
searches the library allows you to save. Also, when a search has been
run the number of times specified, it becomes inactive but it is not
automatically deleted from your saved search list. If you have many inactive
searches, consider deleting some to make room for new searches.

1. Display the
complete list of your saved searches by one of these methods:

• If you are logged in, click Show
All beneath the Saved Searches list at the side of the page.

• Select Saved Searches
on the My Account menu and log in.

2. Delete searches
by one of these methods:

• In the Saved Searches list at the side of the
page, click
by the name of the search.

• In the Saved Searches page of your library
account, select the check boxes for the searches you want to delete,
and click Delete Selected Search. To
delete all searches at once, select Delete All
Searches.

A message asks you to confirm the deletion. Click
Yes to delete the search, or click
No to cancel the deletion.